Benanomicin B (formate)

Benanomicin B is a microbial metabolite that has been found inActinomycetesand has antifungal, fungicidal, and antiviral activities.1,2It is active against a variety of mammalian and plant pathogenic fungi, includingC. albicans, T. mentagrophytes, C. neoformans, andP. oryzae (MICs = 1.56-50 μg/ml) .1Benanomicin B inhibits HIV-1 viral infection in MT-4 cells in a concentration-dependent manner.2